Chinese fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Chinese fountain bamboo (Fargesia nitida) is a grass for specimen planting, hedges, privacy screens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in an arching shape and stays evergreen with gray-silver and green leaves. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Growth is moderate, so it fills in over time.
Pairs well with Rock cotoneaster, Caucasian comfrey, Japanese forest grass, and Christmas fern.
Native range
China.